February 25th 2012
Book Pages(212-280)
Entry IV:
Stories: The Engineer's Thumb/Red-Headed League
In this adventure, a young hydraulic mechanic Mr. Victor Hatherly, lost his thumb to a machine, which Dr. Watson came by and treated him, Holmes was there with Watson. At the hospital, a mechanic chief, Colonel Stark, offers Mr. Hatherly a job, he agrees, but Holmes becomes weary. One day, Colonel Stark was locked up in a shack, and the new facility was burned down by an imposter of Colonel Stark and other henchmen. Luckily, Holmes and Watson were nearby and managed to save Hatherly, but runs away later in fear. Holmes realized the story, there were criminals who wanted Hatherly's job, but failed to make the cut, so they planned to destroy the facility. This case may be solved, but Holmes failed to stop the criminals in this story.
In this last adventure, a red-headed man, Mr. Wilson, tries to get himself a job in a bank, but turns out to be in line with red-haired people like him. Holmes and Watson are contacted once more to inquire about the red-haired style like Mr. Wilson's. Holmes learns of the case and claims that the "league of red-heads" was a set-up by bank robbers who plan to rob a nearby bank, but their choice of disguise was a red-haired person. Incidentally, their choices were all same by coincidence. They were arrested in the next day.
This book is full of dramatic insight and adventures that bring the reader to wonder how mysteries can be solved. The novel has turned suspenseful and difficult enigma into a series of episodes of logic that can be solved by Sherlock Holmes. The stories are interesting to what Holmes truly thinks and determines how the criminal tried to perform an act of impossible. This book takes the idea of a set of riddles and turns it into a set on how to solve them.
I really believe that everyone should read this book. Especially those with a taste of solving puzzles or mysteries and how ancient forensics were used and criminal motives could be used today. This book brings great tales and teaches us how to use our brain power for any issues and how what criminals demand from their acts. I like the novel that a mercenary detective and a known doctor try to save lives, but how they interact and their cooperation with other people and how to solve the case at hand. I recommend this book to everyone.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Entry 3
February 22 2012
Book Pages(126-211)
Entry III:
Stories: Priory School/Beryl Coronet
In this adventure, Dr. Huxtable, the principal and founder of the Priory School hires Holmes and Watson to locate a kidnapped student and the student's father grants rewards money if his son is found. During their search, they ask people when was the last time they've seen the missing boy. They continued their trail by help of certain people who told Holmes where the boy went. The trails lead to an inn at the other side of the country. Inside the inn, there was a cock fighting match. However, it turns out the father made it to his boy in time as well while Holmes and Watson have been searching for the boy. The story was, the boy secretly made an agreement to the kidnappers to make a wager on which rooster would win in a fight. The boy wanted to prove his worth by gambling, and the kidnappers fled while the son and father regrouped. Nevertheless, the son was found.
In this adventure, a banker keeps certain jewels and the Beryl Coronet, one of the most precious jewels in his storage room, until the next day, they vanished. Holmes and Watson are hired once more to investigate who took the jewels. Because it was winter, Holmes could track the criminals by their footprints. By asking the people and workers of the Coronet jewel place, Holmes learned of the banker's niece. Apparently, the niece stole the coronet and other goods and escaped to make her own jewel store and make her own wealth in dishonesty. She got away, but Holmes has other plans. He did tell the banker of the niece's treachery, but the niece doesn't know of her uncle's data, so he can contact her, then trap her for her incarceration.
The dialogue in these set of stories are another interesting factor in this book. They always talk about the important matters at hand and make a possible deduction that allows us to wonder if real life detectives think the same way they do. The book seems more focused into more of the story than what the narrator has to day. The narrator (John Watson), is more focused in communicating with Holmes as if this book is in real life, and no narrator is talking to the reader. Sometimes the dialogue can be hard to follow and I forget who's saying what to who. The text is probably 1900s British, there are terms that are seen as a polite manner in this book.
These stories in the book appear to go from mysterious and suspenseful to more dramatic to making us feel what the criminals want and their motives. This book does bring the idea of what's called the 'motus operandi', to what the criminals motives are and their psychology behind their acts. Criminals do appear like civil beings but even though they challenge Holmes and other police, they still are citizens in our standers and that leads us to understand how detectives try to reason with others with psychology.
Book Pages(126-211)
Entry III:
Stories: Priory School/Beryl Coronet
In this adventure, Dr. Huxtable, the principal and founder of the Priory School hires Holmes and Watson to locate a kidnapped student and the student's father grants rewards money if his son is found. During their search, they ask people when was the last time they've seen the missing boy. They continued their trail by help of certain people who told Holmes where the boy went. The trails lead to an inn at the other side of the country. Inside the inn, there was a cock fighting match. However, it turns out the father made it to his boy in time as well while Holmes and Watson have been searching for the boy. The story was, the boy secretly made an agreement to the kidnappers to make a wager on which rooster would win in a fight. The boy wanted to prove his worth by gambling, and the kidnappers fled while the son and father regrouped. Nevertheless, the son was found.
In this adventure, a banker keeps certain jewels and the Beryl Coronet, one of the most precious jewels in his storage room, until the next day, they vanished. Holmes and Watson are hired once more to investigate who took the jewels. Because it was winter, Holmes could track the criminals by their footprints. By asking the people and workers of the Coronet jewel place, Holmes learned of the banker's niece. Apparently, the niece stole the coronet and other goods and escaped to make her own jewel store and make her own wealth in dishonesty. She got away, but Holmes has other plans. He did tell the banker of the niece's treachery, but the niece doesn't know of her uncle's data, so he can contact her, then trap her for her incarceration.
The dialogue in these set of stories are another interesting factor in this book. They always talk about the important matters at hand and make a possible deduction that allows us to wonder if real life detectives think the same way they do. The book seems more focused into more of the story than what the narrator has to day. The narrator (John Watson), is more focused in communicating with Holmes as if this book is in real life, and no narrator is talking to the reader. Sometimes the dialogue can be hard to follow and I forget who's saying what to who. The text is probably 1900s British, there are terms that are seen as a polite manner in this book.
These stories in the book appear to go from mysterious and suspenseful to more dramatic to making us feel what the criminals want and their motives. This book does bring the idea of what's called the 'motus operandi', to what the criminals motives are and their psychology behind their acts. Criminals do appear like civil beings but even though they challenge Holmes and other police, they still are citizens in our standers and that leads us to understand how detectives try to reason with others with psychology.
Monday, February 20, 2012
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Entry 2
Pages: (59-125)
Entry II:
Stories: Black Peter/Golden Pince Nez
In this next story, an old inspector and acquaintance of Holmes, inspector Stanley Hopkins joins Holmes to investigate a murder incident in a shack. The three investigators studied the shack and thought that the crime was more of an act to steal, and murder was not anticipated. They realized who the killer was and set up a plan for an ambush. It was successful and the killer was one of the crew Patrick Cairns, he wanted to steal all the captain's data records, information, and prove himself the true sailor, he never meant for murder. This case is now solved.
Another murder occurred at the office in the city of Yoxley. Sherlock investigates a murder scene in an office room. A secretary officer was murdered and their only clues were a golden set of pince-nez glasses. By fingerprints and traces of skin, the suspect may have been a female, also the witnesses knew of a woman who wore pince-nez glasses. That's not all, Holmes also inspected a large amount of burnt cigarettes in the trash can of the crime scene. Holmes found an open bookcase that is in fact a hidden room. Holmes had learned the story. It turns out, the woman with the glasses came into the secretary office to steal some sort of key, but was caught by the secretary person. She defended herself with a wax-knife and killed the secretary by accident and lost her pince-nez glasses during the brawl. She accidentally knocked over a trash can of cigarettes and knew about the hidden room in the bookcase. This was the story of the woman with pince-nez glasses, now the police are searching for her.
The diction in the stories portray to be descriptive and appears to make the reader understand the story more clearly. Their word choice for certain clues they search for are detailed and are able to make the reader's mind display more easily. "The mark of which the key was examined upon the brass work of the right hand side of the key-hole, and extended for about four inches". In other words, the key was checked on the keyhole for confirmation in our terms. This novel makes the stories clear for us to understand.
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Entry 1
February 20th 2012,
Book Pages(1-58)
Entry I:
The story is in the perspective and narration of Dr. John Watson and he explains the details on how detective Sherlock Holmes solves every mystery he comes across. There are eight stories in total in the book.
Story: The Solitary Cyclist/Charles August Milverton.
In one of his adventures, he comes across one of his clients, Miss Violet Smith, asks Holmes about a solitary cyclist. The Smiths live in a poor place, and Miss Smith is a music teacher, her boss, Mr. Cruthers pays her 100 pounds a year. However, every night, a cyclist rides and keeps her distance and follows her. One day, Holmes and Watson sets a trap to find out the cyclist. However, Lady Smith was kidnapped from elsewhere. Holmes and Watson chase after the cyclist, after that, the cyclist explains himself. The cyclist reveals himself as Mr. Cruthers, the boss. Some group of criminals were after Miss Smith and Mr. Cruthers acted as the cyclist in the dark to watch after her, to guard her from the criminals. He admits his love. Realizing that they share the same goal, they stop the criminals and save Miss Smith. Then, after the case is closed, Mr. Cruthers was not seen as guilty.
The next adventure was that he was hired by Eva Blackwell who asks him to stop Charles Milverton. The reason was of blackmailing. Holmes and Watson disguise as plumbers and are asked to enter while Milverton leaves the house. Then, the investigation begins. They look for letters, notes, anything that proves that he's a blackmailer and threatens Miss Blackwell. No evidence appears to be found, until one day, when they are hiding in the household, Eva invades Milverton's house angrily and shoots him with a gun. The two detectives escape and decide to drop the case. One day, a detective hires and asks to join forces with Holmes and study the case of Milverton's death, Holmes promptly declines and this investigation was forgotten.
The stories involve Watson's point of view on Holmes' behaviour and compares a detective to a normal citizen. The characterization in this story is well made, because of how one character describes the protagonist clearly and makes us learn more about him. Holmes thinks of highly as himself and sometimes has erratic habits towards others. Watson on the other hand explains about Holmes actions, he also comments on how Holmes' actions are crazy compared to his own.
The stories portrayed in the book were shocking and made me feel dramatic about this book. I tend to think myself to investigate and explore on what's going on and how to solve mysteries and puzzles. This is a book I can relate myself into because of Holmes' actions to observe, study, and act. I also feel the same for Watson. As a noble doctor, his specialty for autopsies, medicine, and his own method of finding clues and trying to challenge Holmes gives me the idea that there's someone that can try to outsmart Holmes in investigating.
Book Pages(1-58)
Entry I:
The story is in the perspective and narration of Dr. John Watson and he explains the details on how detective Sherlock Holmes solves every mystery he comes across. There are eight stories in total in the book.
Story: The Solitary Cyclist/Charles August Milverton.
In one of his adventures, he comes across one of his clients, Miss Violet Smith, asks Holmes about a solitary cyclist. The Smiths live in a poor place, and Miss Smith is a music teacher, her boss, Mr. Cruthers pays her 100 pounds a year. However, every night, a cyclist rides and keeps her distance and follows her. One day, Holmes and Watson sets a trap to find out the cyclist. However, Lady Smith was kidnapped from elsewhere. Holmes and Watson chase after the cyclist, after that, the cyclist explains himself. The cyclist reveals himself as Mr. Cruthers, the boss. Some group of criminals were after Miss Smith and Mr. Cruthers acted as the cyclist in the dark to watch after her, to guard her from the criminals. He admits his love. Realizing that they share the same goal, they stop the criminals and save Miss Smith. Then, after the case is closed, Mr. Cruthers was not seen as guilty.
The next adventure was that he was hired by Eva Blackwell who asks him to stop Charles Milverton. The reason was of blackmailing. Holmes and Watson disguise as plumbers and are asked to enter while Milverton leaves the house. Then, the investigation begins. They look for letters, notes, anything that proves that he's a blackmailer and threatens Miss Blackwell. No evidence appears to be found, until one day, when they are hiding in the household, Eva invades Milverton's house angrily and shoots him with a gun. The two detectives escape and decide to drop the case. One day, a detective hires and asks to join forces with Holmes and study the case of Milverton's death, Holmes promptly declines and this investigation was forgotten.
The stories involve Watson's point of view on Holmes' behaviour and compares a detective to a normal citizen. The characterization in this story is well made, because of how one character describes the protagonist clearly and makes us learn more about him. Holmes thinks of highly as himself and sometimes has erratic habits towards others. Watson on the other hand explains about Holmes actions, he also comments on how Holmes' actions are crazy compared to his own.
The stories portrayed in the book were shocking and made me feel dramatic about this book. I tend to think myself to investigate and explore on what's going on and how to solve mysteries and puzzles. This is a book I can relate myself into because of Holmes' actions to observe, study, and act. I also feel the same for Watson. As a noble doctor, his specialty for autopsies, medicine, and his own method of finding clues and trying to challenge Holmes gives me the idea that there's someone that can try to outsmart Holmes in investigating.
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